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#3701DB

#3701db ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3701db is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 0.39% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.89% cyan, 99.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 254.86°, with 99.09% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.0595

Complementary

  1. #3701db
  2. #a5db01

Split complementary

  1. #3701db
  2. #dba401
  3. #38db01

Analogous

  1. #0138db
  2. #3701db
  3. #a401db

Triadic

  1. #3701db
  2. #db3701
  3. #01db37

Tetradic

  1. #3701db
  2. #db01a5
  3. #a5db01
  4. #01db37

Square

  1. #3701db
  2. #db0138
  3. #a5db01
  4. #01dba4

Monochromatic

  1. #110043
  2. #24018f
  3. #3701db
  4. #5f2afe
  5. #9877fe

Shades

#3701db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3701db
  2. #3201c5
  3. #2c01af
  4. #270199
  5. #210183
  6. #1c016e
  7. #160058
  8. #110042
  9. #0b002c
  10. #060016
  11. #000000

Tints

#3701db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3701db
  2. #4b1adf
  3. #5f34e2
  4. #734de6
  5. #8767e9
  6. #9b80ed
  7. #af99f1
  8. #c3b3f4
  9. #d7ccf8
  10. #ebe6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3701db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3701db
  2. #3e0ed2
  3. #461ac9
  4. #4d27c0
  5. #5434b7
  6. #5c41ae
  7. #634da4
  8. #6a5a9b
  9. #716792
  10. #797389
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3701db {
  color: #3701db;
}
Background
.bg-3701db {
  background-color: #3701db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3701db {
  border: 2px solid #3701db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3701db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 1 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3701db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3701db, #a401db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3701db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 1 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.47 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.00 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.00 #c8fe24 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3701db  rgb(55, 1, 219)  hsl(255, 99%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#a5db01  rgb(165, 219, 1)  hsl(75, 99%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#db3701  rgb(219, 55, 1)  hsl(15, 99%, 43%)  Sinopia
#01db37  rgb(1, 219, 55)  hsl(135, 99%, 43%)  Malachite